Tritia lima explained

Tritia lima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and in the temperate North Atlantic.

References

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
• Smriglio C., Mariottini P. & Calascibetta S. (1999). Description of a new species of Conidae Fleming, 1822 from the Mediterranean Sea: Conopleura aliena n. sp. Bollettino Malacologico 34(1–4): 27-32 page(s): 27–32
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• Gastropods.com: Conopleura aliena
• Nappo A., Rey X., Pellegrinii D., Bonomolo G., & Crocetta F., 2018 - Revisiting the disjunct distribution of Conopleura Hinds, 1844. Zootaxa 4392 (3)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Tritia lima (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1115499 on 2019-10-20
2. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .